Post on 14-Apr-2017
Telling the Story of The First World War using infographics
The ‘D’ Word...
For many, history can be a bit, well...
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The general perception of history books are that they are old fashioned...
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...That they are not necessarily written for the ordinary man in the street...
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That they are just a way for the author to prove how clever and academically superior they are.
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Whatever the reason, many people still do not know much about WW1
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These days, history needs to adapt to modern tastes.
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People are after the history of the world in 140 characters, not 140 pages.
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The general public are becoming less and less inclined to read those 900 page epics
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They do not always require intimate details of every single tiny aspect.
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They want a general overview that gets straight to the point.
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that doesn’t take up hours and hours of their lives
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but gives them a decent level of background knowledge
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so they can hold their own in a conversation down the pub
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Or perhaps be inspired to learn more about it in their own time
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So, this got us thinking... What if you could tell the story of WW1 by using graphics instead of
words.
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This could help bring history telling into the modern era
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It would overcome the issues of short attention spans
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and the need for 900 page epics that no one reads
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it would give people just enough information but not drown them in detail
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and would help people learn about the First World War as we approach the Centenary
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The Great War 100App available now for iOS and Android
Telling the story of WW1 using infographics
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Currently over 100 infographics in 10 categories...
and growing every month
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Search for ‘The Great War 100’on either the Apple App Store or Google Play
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